CHILLICOTHE, OH — The Chillicothe Police Department (CPD) handled 22 incidents on Friday, May 23, 2025, according to the daily media report released on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 08:06 AM EDT. The day’s activities in Ross County included traffic violations, thefts, warrant arrests, and a missing person report.
The day began at 2:40 AM on N Bridge St, where a traffic stop resulted in a citation for failing to obey traffic control devices and driving under suspension (PD-P2502711). At 3:00 AM, officers responded to Trippies Coin-Op Laundromat at 92 S Walnut St for a trespass complaint (PD-P2502712). A theft and vandalism incident occurred at 5:38 AM at Kroger on N Bridge St, where a cooler at the gas pump was broken into (PD-P2502713).
Traffic incidents included hit-and-run crashes on N Walnut St at 8:30 AM (PD-P2502714) and N Bridge St at 1:57 PM (PD-P2502720), as well as a failure-to-yield crash on E 2nd St at 4:14 PM (PD-P2502724). Several drivers were cited for license and registration violations: Jesmin Beverly on River Trace Ln at 3:55 PM for no valid license (PD-P2502721), Karly Saxour on N Poplar St at 4:28 PM for expired registration (PD-P2502723), Louie Fletcher on E 7th St at 7:24 PM for no valid license (PD-P2502727), and a driver on E Water St near N Bridge St at 7:44 PM for fictitious tags and driving under suspension (PD-P2502728). Hunter Ward was cited on E Water St at 8:19 PM for expired registration but renewed tags on scene (PD-P2502729).
Theft reports included shoplifting at 85 River Trace Ln at 11:27 AM (PD-P2502717), thefts at Rural King on N Bridge St at 11:55 AM (PD-P2502718) and Dick’s Sporting Goods on N Bridge St at 3:52 PM (PD-P2502722), and a possible theft at Gabe’s on N Bridge St at 7:59 PM (PD-P2502730). Warrant arrests occurred at Ross County Jail at 9:48 AM (PD-P2502715), 1088 Diehl St at 5:33 PM (PD-P2502725), and Chillicothe Mall on N Bridge St at 10:16 PM, where Amber Beatty was arrested for an RCSO warrant for contributing to a minor (PD-P2502732).
Other incidents included an arrest on E 2nd St at 12:57 PM, where Ethan Fields was charged with possessing drug abuse instruments (PD-P2502719), a domestic dispute on Stanley St at 6:11 PM (PD-P2502726), and a missing person report at 41 Cheyenne Dr at 9:29 PM, where a man failed to return home from work (PD-P2502731). Investigations for several cases remain ongoing.
